What are typical responsibilities or contributions from a parent for a college age child? My daughter, 19, is in college in another town. I want to know how much financial assistance is a good balance for a child of this age and stage.
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My second oldest daughter started college this fall. She was an o.k. student in high school without really trying. Now that trying is required, she is failing at least one class, maybe two. I have found this out from other sources not from her and I have not yet addressed her about this. I know she is 18 and considered an 'adult', but this is our money that is being wasted, and a scholarship that will have to be forfeited due to these grades. There are no mental or substance-abuse issues that have created this situation, just a lack of effort. I am so angry. What can I say or do to get her on track about how important it is that she go to class and keep up her grades? And how can we as parents put some kind of check/balance into place with her to monitor her grades/attendance?
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We have a college age student who is having self-esteem issues that he’s had since grade school. Although he is surrounded by a large and loving family, he doesn’t feel loved because his low self esteem stops him from believing that he deserves it.
Although he is smart, he doesn’t do well in school simply because he doesn’t try. This creates the catch-22 that he isn’t smart enough to do anything well which is also not true.
At this point, we don’t know how to help him help himself. Do you have any suggestions?
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My 18- year old son who is a high school graduate shows no responsibilty, has no plan for his future and does not want my help. I would like to see him either enter college or go into the military on his own so he can find his way and have a healthy, happy life, but yet he still refuses any assistance or tough love encouragement from me. What can I do at this point? I cannot allow him to continue to sit around my house all day and play x-box ( I have taken it away now) or sleep all day. Also, I have another son who is 11 that is being negatively affected by his brother's actions. PLEASE HELP!
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Am I concerned that my wife is pushing my son too much on his work in selecting a college. She is constantly reading about ways he can get in to college, but frankly he didn’t apply himself and got fair grades. He also isn’t motivated to do the college application and essay work himself. But instead of him getting on board, I think my wife’s relentless work is pushing him further away from being interested at all.
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